2008 Tour de Suisse

The 2008 Tour de Suisse was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Suisse road cycling stage race. The race took place from 14 June to 22 June 2008 and is part of the 2008 UCI ProTour. It began in Langnau im Emmental and ended in Bern. The race was won by Roman Kreuziger.

Teams Twenty teams of eight riders started the race:

Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 14 June Langnau im Emmental to Langnau im Emmental Medium mountain stage 2 15 June Langnau im Emmental to Flumserberg Medium mountain stage 3 16 June Flums to Gossau SG Hilly stage 4 17 June Gossau SG to Domat/Ems Hilly stage 5 18 June Domat/Ems to Caslano Mountain stage 6 19 June Ambrì to Verbier Mountain stage 7 20 June Gruyères to Lyss Hilly stage 8 21 June Altdorf to Klausen Pass Individual time trial 9 22 June Altdorf to Bern Hilly stage

Stages

Stage 1 14 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Langnau I.E., Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 42' 35" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 42' 25" 2 + 4" 3 + 4" 4 + 6" 5 + 7"

Stage 2 15 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Flumserberg, Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 5h 00' 04" 2 + 6" 3 + 6" 4 + 6" 5 + 8"General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 8h 42' 29" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 3 16 June 2008 - Flums to Gossau SG, Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 50' 05" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 12h 32' 34" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 4 17 June 2008 - Gossau SG to Domat/Ems,

Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 04' 10" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 16h 36' 44" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 5 18 June 2008 - Domat/Ems to Caslano, Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 47' 31" 2 + 50" 3 + 57" 4 + 57" 5 + 57"General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 21h 25' 12" 2 + 6" 3 + 18" 4 + 21" 5 + 22"

Stage 6 19 June 2008 - Ambrì to Verbier, Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 5h 29' 23" 2 s.t. 3 + 6" 4 + 12" 5 + 20"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 26h 54' 31" 2 + 27" 3 + 33" 4 + 46" 5 + 56"

Stage 7 20 June 2008 - Gruyères to Lyss, Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 47' 09" 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 2" 5 + 2"General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime 1 30h 41' 42" 2 + 27" 3 + 33" 4 + 46" 5 + 56"

Stage 8 21 June 2008 - Altdorf to Klausen Pass, (ITT)

Stage 8 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 1h 00' 22" 2 + 16" 3 + 17" 4 + 54" 5 + 1' 26"General Classification after Stage 8 CyclistTeamTime 1 31h 42' 31" 2 + 49" 3 + 1' 55" 4 + 2' 11" 5 + 2' 37"

Stage 9 22 June, 2008 - Altdorf to Bern, Stage 9 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 + 4" 4 + 5" 5 + 5"General Classification after Stage 9 CyclistTeamTime 1 35h 43' 46" 2 + 49" 3 + 1' 55" 4 + 2' 11" 5 + 2' 37"

Classification leadership StageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationSprints classificationTeam classification 1 Óscar FreireÓscar FreireÓscar Freire no award no award 2 Igor AntónIgor AntónKim KirchenDavid LoosliDavid Loosli 3 Robbie McEwenÓscar FreireRené Weissinger 4 Robbie McEwen 5 Markus Fothen 6 Kim KirchenKim Kirchen 7 Fabian CancellaraMaxim Iglinsky 8 Roman KreuzigerRoman Kreuziger 9 Fabian CancellaraFabian Cancellara FinalRoman KreuzigerFabian CancellaraMaxim IglinskyRené Weissinger In stage 2, Martin Elmiger wore the green jersey. In stage 3, Martin Elmiger wore the white jersey.

2008 Tour de Suisse

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